Talk a Lot Australia Agree or Disagree? Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Say why Find out what your partner thinks, and mark the boxes with for agree and x for disagree: Me: My Partner: Australia is a great country … … My country is very different from Australia … … “My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.” – Diane Arbus … … I’ll never be able to visit Australia, because it’s too far away … … Australia is a land of incredible contrasts … … Tourists more harm than good to the places that they visit … … Australia is “the promised land” for many foreigners … … “Travelling makes a man wiser, but less happy.” – Thomas Jefferson … … I wish I lived in Australia … … 10 I would be too scared to “go walkabout” in the Australian Outback … … … … … … … … 14 When I go on holiday, I’m more of a traveller than a tourist … … 15 If you’re prepared to work hard, you can alright in Australia … … 16 Australia is just a great big desert … … 11 “The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” – G K Chesterton 12 Flying to Australia would be really bad for my carbon footprint! 13 “The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” – G K Chesterton For more fun worksheets, games and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now!